A humpback whale that is missing its tail and was spotted in Washington state's inland waters likely lost its iconic flukes after becoming entangled, possibly in some kind of line or fishing gear, experts say. That loss of the flukes, used for propulsion, would appear to be a death sentence for the creature, last reported as seen in late July.
This aerial photo provided by The Whale Museum taken near an island off the coast of Washington state, on July 23, 2024, shows a humpback whale that is missing its tail. Experts believe the whale lost its flukes after becoming entangled. A humpback whale that is missing its tail and was spotted in Washington state's inland waters likely lost its iconic flukes after becoming entangled, possibly in some kind of line or fishing gear, experts say.
One of the hazards faced by humpbacks is entanglement in fishing gear, such as mooring lines, pots and nets, according to NOAA Fisheries. Other threats are being hit or harassed by ships or boats and the potential impacts of climate change on their food supply. Justin Viezbicke, a whale entanglement responder and NOAA Fisheries' stranding coordinator in California, said there are periodic sightings — maybe every year or two — of a whale along the West Coast seen without flukes, though he said those situations probably occur more often than they're seen.
He contrasted that with the situation on the East Coast involving entanglements of North Atlantic right whales. NOAA Fisheries labels the North Atlantic right whale as one of the world's most endangered large whale species and entanglements as one of its greatest threats.No one knows what will happen with 'devastating' landslide blocking B.C. river: chief
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